Run Mountain

Led by fiddler Joseph Emmet (J.E.) Mainer, the Mountaineers played in the old-time mountain country style that was the forerunner to today’s Bluegrass genre. First formed by Mainer in the 1920s, by the 1960s, the Mountaineers had become a family band, with two sons and a daughter joining J.E. for this 1963 recording session. The band’s repertoire includes traditional old-time country songs, gospels, and a touch of country blues. J.E. introduces the songs and plays fiddle except on “Wild Bill Jones,” when he’s on banjo. The liner notes were written by Chris Strachwitz.

Track Listing

101	Mississippi Sawyer	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:57
102	Ramshackle Shack (Sparkling Brown Eyes)	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:06
103	Run Mountain	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:54
104	Short Life of Trouble	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:47
105	If I Lose Let Me Lose	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	04:13
106	Greenback Dollar	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:19
107	Seven and a Half	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:53
108	Don’t Go out Little Darling	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:51
109	Over in the Gloryland	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	04:12
110	The Country Blues	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:03
111	Hop Along Peter	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:36
112	He's Coming to Us Dead	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:14
113	Crying Holy	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:33
114	Oh Those Tombs	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:38
115	Rhythm Blues	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:37
116	Two Little Rosebuds	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:20
117	Sally Goodin'	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:27
118	Maple on the Hill	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	04:01
119	My Home's in Louisiana	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:32
120	Wild Bill Jones	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:04
121	Shake My Mother's Hand for Me	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	02:45
122	I’m Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:11
123	Mama Don't Allow	J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers	03:19